Electronic Medical Records

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Evidence-based dentistry (EBD) integrates the dentist’s clinical expertise, the patient’s needs and preferences, and the most current, clinically relevant evidence. All three are part of the decision-making process for patient care.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health provides information on Medical Records ranging from the definition and purpose; profession involved, retention schedule, exceptions and discontinuance of practice.

New Medicare Requirements: What are My Options?

Any dentist who treats Medicare beneficiaries must take one of three actions to register with the Medicare program by December 1, 2016 in order to prescribe medication or order services to their qualifying patients, according to the federal government. Click here to learn more.

Pregnant Women Dental Treatment

This publication was funded by the Connecticut Health Foundation, and developed by the CSDA with the assistance from the CT Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the CT Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP). This document provides answers to basic questions related to providing dental treatment for pregnant women.